Warner Bros. Discovery
Media and Entertainment
StaffSoftwareEngineer–GenAI&ML(Growth&MLTeam)
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“Staff Software Engineer – Gen AI & ML (Growth & ML Team) at Warner Bros. Discovery. Skills: Generative AI, Machine Learning, LLM, Software Engineering. Design and end-to-end implementation of AI-powered features. Own selected AI capabilities from idea to production”
What You'll Achieve.
boost watch time; increase the number of subscribers; enhance customer happiness; deliver measurable business value
Industry & Context.
problem framing; making trade-offs explicit; unblocking execution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
9-13 years of software engineering experience, 5+ years of a proven track record in building and deploying machine learning/AI-powered products to production, at least one impactful LLM-based system actively used by ~200+ users, software engineering fundamentals: designing clean APIs, testing strategies, CI/CD, observability, and operating services in production, Hands-on experience with modern LLM application development (e. g. , retrieval-augmented generation, prompt engineering, tools/agents, evaluation of LLM behavior), Experience deploying AI systems on one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), working with data platforms such as Databricks, Ability to work pragmatically across the stack: from understanding data and model behavior through to integration into user-facing products and workflows, Comfort operating as a Staff-level engineer: driving technical direction, making trade-offs explicit, influencing across teams, and unblocking execution without needing detailed direction, Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical constraints and productusiness needs
Nice to Have
Experience in Martech, AdTech, or related domains (audience segmentation, campaign optimization, customer journeys, experimentation), Exposure to experimentation and measurement frameworks for AI features (A tests, offline/online evaluation, success metrics definition), Experience with vector databases, feature stores, and building RAG pipelines on top of large-scale data
What You'll Do.
Design and end-to-end implementation of AI-powered features
Own selected AI capabilities from idea to production
Productionize LLM- and RAG-based systems
Collaborate with data engineers
Establish and champion best practices for building AI products
Build on top of our existing data and cloud foundations
Mentor engineers in the team on modern AI application development
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work embedded in our data engineering team; partnering closely with Staff+ engineers; Collaborate with data engineers, product, and stakeholders; influencing across teams
Communication Scope
Excellent collaboration and communication skills; ability to translate between technical constraints and productusiness needs
Full Job Description
**_Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of._** **Who We Are…** When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the _creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what’s next… From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. **_Staff Software Engineer – Gen AI & ML(Growth & ML Team), Hyderabad, India_.** _**About Warner Bros. Discovery:**_ Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses. For more information, please visit _www.wbd.com._ _**Meet our team:**_ At Max, the Growth Engineering team comprises data engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, and software engineers. Our goal is to boost watch time and increase the number of subscribers. We work on all customer interactions to enhance customer happiness by quickly creating experiments that are enjoyable and that improve our main acquisition and retention metrics. _**Roles & Responsibilities:**_ We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer with deep experience in applied Generative AI to design, build, and productionize AI capabilities for our flagship audience and activation platform. You will work embedded in our data engineering team, partnering closely with Staf
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